Assassin's Creed Rift: What Happens to Basim Before Valhalla

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As it stands, there are rumors, reports, and confirmations about threeAssassin’s Creed games in development: Assassin’s Creed Nexus is the franchise’s adventure into VR,Assassin’s Creed Infinity is a live-service game (presumably continuing where AC Valhalla left off, though with a twist), andAssassin’s Creed Rift is supposedly a return to classic, smaller game structure with Basim as the star.

SPOILERS FOR ASSASSIN’S CREED VALHALLA AHEADBasim is not only a popular Assassin’s Creed Valhalla character, but he has wormed his way into the hearts of many fans and cemented himself as one of its most popular characters overall. Part of it is, no doubt, how he is a reincarnation of the Isu Loki, and that gives AC Rift a lot of things to explore. By all accounts, AC Rift is based in Baghdad and will likely focus on Basim’s past, perhaps showing how Loki overtook Basim’s mind. A lot of things happen to Basim before Valhalla.

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Basim was born in the Abbasid Caliphate, and his father played a big role in the Great Mosque of Samarra. Unfortunately, someone else took credit for his work on the mosque, and Basim’s father died in poverty. Basim would grow up in Baghdad, where he often visited the House of Wisdom. This building would play a big role in Basim’s life, from the available knowledge to meeting al-Khwarizmi. Presumably, this place likely played a role in Basim and Loki’s convergence of personalities too.

Basim would eventually join the Hidden Ones and become a Master Assassin, like so many before and after him. It’s implied that Loki’s consciousness didn’t begin to manifest in Basim until this time, and those who knew Basim described fits of mania where he struggled against the Isu Loki.